My Name Is Gulpilil

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My Name Is Gulpilil

2021

1h 42m

Documentary

Biography

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After his terminal cancer diagnosis in 2017, the late Indigenous screen legend David Gulpilil sits down in front of the camera one last time to tell his story in his own words, taking us boldly on the journey that is his extraordinary life and career.

David Stratton

The Australian

My Name is Gulpilil is suffused with a mournful poetry, beginning with the very opening image - a long shot of the actor walking down an outback road accompanied, rather incongruously, by an emu.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 1, 2021

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Paul Byrnes

The Age (Australia)

The effect is unbearably moving and utterly engaging. There is no film quite like this in our cinema, just as there is no one quite like the man.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2021

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Stephen A. Russell

Time Out

An intimate journey though his career and his personal life, into his dreams and fears, it's astoundingly generous.

Rated: 4/5

May 27, 2021

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

He goes through every key moment in his life while we watch him bravely fight cancer and cement down what the real man was like in his own words.

Feb 14, 2023

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

If you care about cinema in our part of the world at all, you'll get a lot from My Name is Gulpilil.

Jul 8, 2022

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John McDonald

Australian Financial Review

He can still boast that he's the greatest dancer in the world and that he understands everything there is to know about filmmaking.

Aug 1, 2021

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Molly Reynolds

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David Gulpilil

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Molly Reynolds

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Rolf de Heer

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Rolf de Heer

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Synopsis

After his terminal cancer diagnosis in 2017, the late Indigenous screen legend David Gulpilil sits down in front of the camera one last time to tell his story in his own words, taking us boldly on the journey that is his extraordinary life and career.

Director: Molly Reynolds
Producer: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr, David Gulpilil, Molly Reynolds
Screenwriter: Molly Reynolds, Rolf de Heer
Production Co: Vertigo Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 42m